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Today's expression is very good, it's an adjective.
Low key, low key, L -O -W -K -E -Y.
Low key. What does it mean to be low key?
He is very low key.
Low, from high to low key.
When we say key, you could think of a piano key.
Do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do, you hit the key.
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding.
What is a low key? Doom, do, n, da.
Yeah, I can't make a low sound, sorry but anyway, those are keys.
So low key, are low keys easy to hear or are high keys easy to hear?
Yeah, I think the higher keys are much easier to hear Then the low keys The high keys are really easy and excuse me, but that's the idea if somebody is low key They are very quiet.
They're not very aggressive they're not very Outgoing they're probably not extroverts They're probably introverts alerts.
Different people are different.
Some people are low -key.
Some people are very active, very outgoing, very talkative, very friendly.
They like to meet people.
They like to go places.
They like to go to parties.
They like groups. They like everything like that.
But other people are very low -key.
They prefer to stay at home.
They try to not get into arguments.
They're usually reading a lot, therefore more intellectual.
I don't know about that but that's the idea of low -key.
Let's check out a dialogue.
My favorite actor is Tom Hanks.
Why is that? He's great on screen and low key off screen.
Oh, you're right. He's never in the news like Lady Gaga.
Right. Many Hollywood stars, I think the image is, they are not low key.
They're always looking for the camera.
They're trying to make some stupid statement.
Well, maybe some Hollywood stars have something important to say, but I think the majority of them probably don't.
And it's true, for me, I prefer low -key people.
I'm low -key. I'm not that active.
Actually, I don't go anywhere.
I don't do anything.
When it comes to actors, Tom Hanks is one of my favorite actors Because he's low -key there are no scandals.
He doesn't go to nightclubs He's not always talking in public about do this and do that That's the type of person that I actually like now look at me I am low -key, but you see me and hear me talking every day I'm always on YouTube making videos talking about this.
Sometimes I'm giving you my opinion.
I I think many people believe that I'm not low key.
But actually, if you met me in person, you would be extremely bored.
Coach Shane is very low key.
What about you? Are you low key or are you very active and outgoing?
There is another expression, the opposite of low key.
And I'll teach that to you one day.
It's very similar to the musical relationship.
Remember low key on the piano, the very low key.
Well the opposite, how do we call that?
I will teach that in the future.
Let's check that dialog out two more times.
My favorite actor is Tom Hanks.
Why is that? He's great on screen and low key off screen.
Aw, you're right! He's never in the news like Lady Gaga.
My favorite actor is Tom Hanks.
Why is that? He's great on screen and low key off screen.
Oh, you're right. He's never in the news like Lady Gaga.
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